conference program
at a glance

Mon 4th

tue 5th

wed 6th

thu 7th

fri 8th

sat 9th

Full-day workshops

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Conference Day 1

Conference Day 2

Field trips

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Margaret River Farmers’ Market

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Rachel’s Farm
Delegate’s film screening and panel talk with Rachel Ward

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Conference dinner

Book Launch:
What’s For Dinner? Our food, our choices, our planet.

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 Conference Events

 Complementary Events

Tuesday 5th

Full-day workshops

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Rachel’s Farm:
Delegate’s film screening and panel talk with Rachel Ward

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Wednesday 6th

Conference Day 1

Conference dinner

Thursday 7th

Conference Day 2

Book Launch:
What’s For Dinner? Our food, our choices, our planet.

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Friday 8th

Field trips

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Saturday 9th

Margaret River Farmers’ Market

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conference
program full

day 01 program

time

Themes

speaker

7:30-8:30 AM

Registration

8:30 AM

Overview and intro

MC: Anthony James

8:40 AM

Welcome to Country

Zac Webb

9:05 AM

Address from Member for Warren-Blackwood

Australian Labor Party

Ms Jane Kelsbie MLA

9:10 AM

Shire of Augusta Margaret River address

Councillor Tracey Muir

9:15 AM

Housekeeping

MC: Anthony James

9:20 AM

Regeneration – the big picture

Terry McCosker

10:00 AM

Farmer story – The changing landscape of agriculture

Di Haggerty

10:40 AM

MORNING TEA

11:00 AM

Farming and human health

David Montgomery & Anne Biklé(virtual)

11:40 AM

Old Knowledge – New solutions

Heidi Mippy

12:10 PM

From barley to beer – The economics of sustainable farming

Following the journey from conventional to sustainable barley farming, its influence on farm profitability, and the markets opening in sustainable malt for the craft beer sector.

Brendon Savage Brad Plunkett Mel Holland

12:55 PM

Sponsor Spotlight: Department of Primary Industry and Regional Development

1:00 PM

LUNCH

1:45 PM

Post-lunch music performance

The Nomadics

2:00 PM

Farmer case studies

Tom Mitchell Rod O’BreeJake Ryan

3:10 PM

Sponsor Spotlight: Perth NRM | RegenWA

3:15 PM

Panel discussion

Heidi MippyRod O’BreeTerry McCoskerDi & Ian Haggerty

4:15-4:30 PM

Wrap up and close day 1

MC: Anthony James

6:00 PM

DINNER EVENT this evening at The River Hotel

Matthew Evans presentation at dinner

day 02 program

time

Themes

speaker

8:00 AM

Registration

8:30 AM

Overview and intro

MC: Anthony James

8:40 AM

From Dirt to Soil

Gabe Brown (virtual)

9:20 AM

Biodiversity and agroforestry

Rowan Reid

10:00 AM

Next generation regeneration: A young farmer’s perspective

Kristy Stewart

10:30 AM

Sponsor Spotlight: Wide Open Agriculture

10:35 AM

Morning tea

10:55 AM

Move into breakout rooms

11:00 AM

Breakout sessions (rapid fire presentations of 20 mins each followed by panel Q&A / speed date)

Breakout Session 1: Building biodiversity and resilience
Sponsored by: South West NRM

Mark Tupman Grant SimsProf Lyn Abbott

Breakout Session 2: Grazing for landscape restoration
Sponsored by: RegenWA

Nick Kelly Dr Judi EarlDr Terry McCosker

Breakout Session 3: Transition to regenerative systems
Sponsored by: Carbon Sync

Blythe Calnan Mitchell East I-Lyn Loo

12:30 PM

Lunch

1:15 PM

Regroup and breakout session debrief

Session facilitators

1:35 PM

Sponsor Spotlight: Carbon Sync

1:40 PM

Carbon markets: A pathway to help finance the work?

Facilitated by: Michelle McManus
Brett Hazelden Jim Trandos Lachy Ritchie

2:30 PM

Regenerative Wool: From merino to market

Dave Maslen

3:00 PM

Afternoon tea

3:20 PM

Healthy farms, healthy soil, healthy minds

Jeff Pow

4:00 PM

Expert panel

Rowan ReidKristy StewartGrant SimsDr Judi Earl

4:45-5:00 PM

Closing Remarks

MC: Anthony James
*  Note: Conference program may be subject to amendments if required.